HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 443 AM CST SUN DEC 20 2009
Expiration: 445 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PATCHY FREEZING FOG WILL LIFT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE PLAINS INTO THE OZARKS AND EXIT
INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. RAIN SHOWERS
ARE EXPECTED AS SOON AS TUESDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH A FEW STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
IF SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY AND SHEAR MATERIALIZE.
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW
THURSDAY AS THE LOW DEPARTS NORTHEAST AND COLDER AIR FUNNELS INTO
THE AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT UPON THE
TRACK OF THE LOW. AT THIS TIME...ANY ACCUMULATION WOULD FAVOR
AREAS NORTH OF THE SPRINGFIELD AND SALEM PLATEAUS.
OCCASIONAL FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY
BUT NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY.
THE FORECAST TRACK OF THIS UPCOMING STORM REMAINS VARIABLE. IF
THE TRACK SHIFTS FARTHER TO THE SOUTH THIS WOULD PRODUCE MORE OF
A WINTER WEATHER IMPACT. PERSONS WITH TRAVEL PLANS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND OUTLOOKS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH
OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE)
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